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Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC (February 9, 1936 – March 6, 2013) was a Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter. Focusing his career exclusively on his native Canada, he is credited with writing more than 300 songs and has released four dozen albums, with total sales of nearly four million copies.[1]
Connors' songs have become part of the Canadian cultural landscape. Among his best-known songs are "Sudbury Saturday Night", "Bud the Spud" and "The Hockey Song"; the last is played at various games throughout the National Hockey League, including at every Toronto Maple Leafs home game.[2][3] In 2018, the song was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony at a Leafs game.[4]
Early life
Charles Thomas Connors was born on February 9, 1936, at the General Hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick, to Isabel Connors and Thomas Joseph Sullivan.[5]
Isabel's family were
Connors' first home was on St. Patrick Street, in the "poorest and most rundown part of Saint John". He lived there with his mother, his maternal grandmother Lucy Scribner, and his maternal stepgrandfather Joe Scribner
Connors spent a short time living with his mother in a low-security women's penitentiary before he was seized by
At 13 he ran away from his adoptive family to hitchhike across Canada. He got his first guitar at 14, and at 15 he wrote his first song called "Reversing Falls Darling". His hitchhiking journey consumed the next 13 years of his life as he travelled among various part-time jobs while writing songs on his guitar, singing for his supper. He worked in mines and rode in boxcars, in Timmins, eight 45-RPM recordings, and the end of the beginning for Tom Connors.
Musical career
Connors was never part of the Canadian musical establishment, and his style was quite different from other Canadian icons such as Leonard Cohen or Gordon Lightfoot.[19] He could, however, be characterized as a passionist poet within Canadian culture, similar to Milton Acorn and Stan Rogers.[22] As the National Post characterized him:
He sang of a nation without politics, to its proud history, and to its better angels. His songs remind us that Canada matters—that we've built something amazing here, and must not take it for granted.[23]
Typically writing about Canadian lore and history, some of Connors' better-known songs include "
Throughout the years, Tom never lost touch with Gaëtan Lepine, the bartender he befriended in Timmins; in fact, the two wrote many songs together. These songs are featured in 250 Songs by Stompin' Tom: Including All the Words and Chords.
In 1968, he composed and sang a radio jingle for a Sudbury-area tire store, Duhamel & Dewar, in exchange for a set of winter tires:
"When your tires are old and worn
and you think they should be newer,
drive on down to the Tire Town
and see Duhamel and Dewar."[24]
During the mid-1970s Connors wrote and recorded The Consumer, an ode to bill-paying that became the theme song for the popular Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) consumer affairs program Marketplace. For the first few seasons, Connors appeared in the program's opening credits, before "The Consumer" was replaced as the theme—initially by an instrumental background version and ultimately by a different piece of music.
In 1974 Tom had a series running on CBC Television in which he met and exchanged with folks from all across Canada. Stompin' Tom's Canada was co-produced with the CBC, and consisted of 26 half-hour episodes.
The song that Tom wrote in the least time was "Maritime Waltz", which was completed in 12 minutes.[25]
His character was rough but genuine. As the National Post noted:
[T]hat persona wasn't
In 1999, after completing a 38-city tour,
In 2009, Connors was the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual
Nickname
Connors' habit of stomping the heel of his left boot to keep rhythm earned him the nickname "that stompin' guy", or "Stomper". It wasn't until Canada's 100th birthday, July 1, 1967, that the name "Stompin" Tom Connors was first used, when Boyd MacDonald, a waiter at the King George Tavern in Peterborough, Ontario, introduced Tom on stage.[29] Based on an enthused audience reaction to it, Tom had it officially registered in Ontario as Stompin' Tom Ltd. the following week. Various stories have circulated about the origin of the foot stomping, but it's generally accepted that he did this to keep a strong tempo for his guitar playing—especially in the noisy bars and beer joints where he frequently performed. After numerous complaints about damaged stage floors, Tom began to carry a piece of plywood that he stomped even more vigorously than before. The "stompin'" board became one of his trademarks. After stomping a hole in the wood, he would pick it up and show it to the audience (accompanied by a joke about the quality of the local lumber) before calling for a new one. It was reported that when asked about his "stompin' board", Tom replied, "it's just a stage I'm going through". Connors periodically auctioned off his "stompin' boards" for charity, with one board selling for $15,000 in July 2011.[30]
Favourite guitar
Tom's favourite guitar was a
Releases
Connors released music on seven different labels. His earliest foray into recording was on the CKGB Timmins radio station label. These
Most of Connors' well-known albums were released on Dominion Records (1969–70), and after 1971 on the
After his retreat from the music business in the late 1970s, he started the A-C-T (Assisting Canadian Talent) label in 1986, and released two albums: Stompin' Tom is Back to Assist Canadian Talent and his comeback album, Fiddle and Songs in 1988. A-C-T also re-released Tom's back catalogue on cassette tapes only.
All of his subsequent releases (and re-releases) have been through Capitol Records / EMI. Most of this work is now available on Compact Disc. In recent years, many of his album releases have included at least one re-recording of one of his earlier songs.
Promoting Canadian artists
Connors founded three record labels, which promoted not just his own work, but that of other Canadian artists:
- Boot Records, together with its budget label Cynda, which were active in the 1970s and 1980s
- A-C-T, active from the late 1980s
Among artists who were featured on these labels were
recalled in 2013 about the time Connors signed Boyd to Boot for her first record, 1974's The Guitar, and two more:It was Tom's vision obviously. And as I understood it, he wasn't really a fan of classical music but he had heard Canada had no classical label, which was absolutely true. So bless him, he went and decided he'd be the first one. And he signed myself and the
rap, but hey Canada's doesn't have a rap label, I'll go and do it." So he was a bit of a pioneer with classical music.[32]
Cultural and historical references
In the book
Tim Hus also wrote a song titled "Man with the Black Hat" about Connors.
Songs referencing Canadian historical events
The following is a list of events in the history of Canada which have been the subject of a song by Connors, who is widely renowned for singing about both well-known and little-known episodes in the country's past.
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"Reesor Crossing Tragedy" | 1969 song about the Reesor Siding Strike of 1963 which saw three union workers murdered.
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"Tillsonburg" | When Stompin' Tom worked in the tobacco fields of Tillsonburg, Ontario. |
"Wop May" | About the Canadian pilot Wilfrid R. "Wop" May .
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"The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down" | 1972 song about the 19 men killed in the collapse of the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing. |
"The Curse of the Marc Guylaine" | 1973 song about the fishing trawler Marc Guylaine which saw two sister-ships and two identical ships all sink under inexplicable circumstances. |
"Big Joe Mufferaw" | About the French-Canadian logging legend Joseph Montferrand. |
"The Martin Hartwell Story" | About the Martin Hartwell who survived 31 days in the Northwest Territories, after resorting to cannibalism (Connors' song does not reference this last fact, instead focusing on the efforts of David Pisurayak Kootook in helping keep Hartwell alive at the cost of his own life).
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"Algoma Central 69" | About the historical Algoma Central Railway. |
"The Black Donnellys' Massacre" and "Jenny Donnelly" | Both about the Black Donnellys |
"The Last Fatal Duel" | 1973 song about Robert Lyon. |
"Fire in the Mine" | About the Timmins, Ontario .
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Personal life
Connors married Lena Welsh on November 2, 1973. The ceremony was broadcast live on Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date on CBC Television.[33] During an interview on the show, he said they had chosen to get married on television to share this happy moment with his fans across the country whose support had rescued him from a difficult pre-showbusiness life.[34] Connors had a son, Taw Connors.[35] He also had another son, Tom Jr.[36]
Connors was a heavy smoker—estimated to consume 100 cigarettes a day[20]—and an equally heavy drinker. On tour, he had to drive the lead truck, and could never be the last person to go to bed, and that often meant that his fellow musicians had to keep up with his pace.[20]
Connors always wore his black
Retirement and nationalist protest
As the 1970s progressed, he retired to his farm at Ballinafad,
His protest caught national attention when he sent back his six Junos accompanied by a letter to the board of directors.
Gentlemen:
I am returning herewith the six Juno awards that I once felt honoured to have received and which, I am no longer proud to have in my possession. As far as I am concerned you can give them to the border jumpers who didn't receive an award this year and maybe you can have them presented by Charley Pride. I feel that the Junos should be for people who are living in Canada, whose main base of business operations is in Canada, who are working toward the recognition of Canadian talent in this country and who are trying to further the export of such talent from this country to the world with a view to proudly showing off what this country can contribute to the world market.
Until the academy appears to comply more closely with aspirations of this kind, I will no longer stand for any nominations, nor will I accept any award given.
Yours very truly, Stompin' Tom Connors[39]
He remained in retirement for 12 years, only returning to the studio in 1986 to produce a new album to promote Canadian artists.[40] That year, Tim Vesely and Dave Bidini of Rheostatics crashed his 50th birthday party and published an article about it in a Toronto newspaper,[41] initiating a resurgence of public and record label interest in his work which resulted in the release in 1988 of Fiddle and Song, his first new album since 1977.
Guest of honour on Late Night
Connors' music is rarely heard outside Canada, with the possible exception of his anthemic "The Hockey Song" which has been recorded by many artists and played regularly within the arenas of the National Hockey League. It has been suggested that Connors refused to allow foreign release of his material, although a more likely reason is that the very Canadian-specific subject matter of many of his folk songs has resulted in limited demand in foreign markets. When Late Night with Conan O'Brien taped a week's worth of shows in Canada in 2004, Connors was one of the guests of honour, leading the Toronto audience in a rendition of "The Hockey Song"; this was one of the few times Connors performed on American television. Another Canadian-taped installment of Late Night featured a segment in which Triumph the Insult Comic Dog visited Quebec; a parody of Connors' "Canada Day, Up Canada Way" is heard during the segment.
Dispute with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
According to Connors' promoter, Brian Edwards, the CBC had expressed interest for Connors to do a music special since 1990.[42] Connors shot and edited a live concert presentation at Hamilton Place at a cost of over $200,000 of his own money in September 2005. Edwards said that a copy was presented to the CBC's head of TV variety and that he received a reply the next day telling him that a decision would be reached within a few weeks. After 10 weeks, another email was then sent to the newly appointed programming VP, and a prompt reply came back that said that the broadcaster was moving away from music and variety programming and that the Connors special did not fit with its strategy.
Edwards said that he received another letter from the CBC that reinforced its lack of interest in the concert special but said that Connors would have been a great guest to perform a song on the network's
As far as I'm concerned, if the CBC, our own public network, will not reconsider their refusal to air a Stompin' Tom special, they can take their wonderful offer of letting me sing a song as a guest on some other program and shove it.[42]
In 2014, the soundtrack to the unbroadcast special was released posthumously on CD by
Autobiography
Stompin' Tom: Before the Fame is an autobiography detailing Connors' childhood years in an orphanage, and as a
Death and memorial service
Connors died of kidney failure on March 6, 2013, at his home in Ballinafad.[19][44][45] He refused to seek medical treatment, as he was skeptical of the benefits of medical technology.[19] On March 7, flags were lowered to half-mast at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa,[46][47] and also in Tillsonburg, to mark his death.[48] On March 9, that following Saturday night, Hockey Night in Canada broadcast a special tribute to Connors at the opening of its broadcast.[49]
Immediately after his death, The Globe and Mail noted:
These days, Canada isn't scared to be a little loud and proud. Politicians push patriotic buttons and endlessly recite their devotion to "hard-working Canadians." Advertisers shamelessly (and successfully) plug our country and its natural beauty, and play up Canadians' adventuresome and ribald sides. But Stompin' Tom was doing that a long time ago, celebrating the end of a hard week's work with famous lyrics like,
- The girls are out to bingo and the boys are getting' stinko
- And we'll think no more of
Inco on a Sudbury Saturday night.[50]
In a 1995 interview, Mr. Connors offered the opinion that nobody should die happy:
I think people should die without their dreams being fulfilled, so maybe they can have an excuse for coming around again.[2]
On March 7, several members of the federal
In addition to reports and obituaries published in the Canadian media, his death was also reported by The New York Times,[2] BBC News[3] and the Xinhua News Agency.[47]
A memorial was held on March 13, 2013, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario. Tommy Hunter attended, and the celebration included speeches by former governor general Adrienne Clarkson and Ken Dryden.[52] Testimonials were given or read from others, including Roméo Dallaire, Rita MacNeil and Liona Boyd. Before his death, Connors had personally selected the artists who would perform:[53]
Tribute | Artists |
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Peterborough Postman, The Blue Berets, The Ballad of Stompin' Tom and The Hockey Song (videos) | Stompin' Tom Connors |
Fiddle medley of traditional music (The Maritime Waltz) | Billy Macinnis |
Man in the Black Hat | Tim Hus |
Little Wawa and Gumboot Cloggeroo (medley) | J.P. Cormier and Dave Gunning
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Farewell to Nova Scotia | Sylvia Tyson and Cindy Church |
The Bridge Came Tumbling Down | Dave Bidini |
Coal Boat Song | Damhnait Doyle |
So Long Stompin' Tom | Mike Plume |
I am the Wind | Mark Laforme |
At the end of the service, before Sudbury Saturday Night was played, Tom Connors, Jr., spoke about his father, and looked to the future:
I heard some people comment at the funeral, saying there'll never be another Stompin' Tom. Well, I got news for you. We still have a Canada, and we still have the roads, towns, people, jobs – and that's what Tom wrote about. So never say never.... He never liked anyone copying him, but anyone who wants to sing about Canada, keep 'er on going.
It's nice to travel south. It might be warmer on the skin, but if you go east and west, it'll be warmer on your hearts.[52]
He was subsequently buried at Erin Union Cemetery in
The body has returned to sod,
The spirit has returned to God.
So on this spot, no need for grief,
Here only lies a fallen leaf.
Until new blossoms form in time,
The tree is where I now reside.
But with this poem, as you can see,
They haven't heard the last of me.[54]
Connors was also the subject of a video tribute at the 2013 East Coast Music Awards on March 10.[55]
Honours
The following honours were conferred on him:
- From the Juno Awards, Country Male Vocalist of the Year (1971–1975) and Country Album of the Year (1974, for To It And at It)[57]—all subsequently returned in 1978.[58] He left instructions that the Junos were not to celebrate him after his death.[59]
- In 1993, a St. Thomas University,[60]which was the inspiration for his album titled Dr. Stompin' Tom Connors, eh?, released the same year.
- In 1996, Officer of the Order of Canada.[61]
- In 2000, a Lifetime Artistic Achievement award for Popular Music from the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.[62]
- In 2000, an honorary LL.D. from the University of Toronto.[63]
- In 2002, an honorary Litt.D. from the University of Prince Edward Island.[64]
- In 2009, a SOCAN award for Lifetime Achievement.[65]
- In 2014, it was announced that a commemorative statue would be located in downtown Sudbury, ON.[66]
In 1993, he declined to be inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.[58]
In
Discography
Albums
From 1991, Connors recorded his albums at Escarpment Sound Studio in Acton, Ontario.[68]
Year | Album | Chart Positions | CRIA | |
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1967 | The Northlands' Own Tom ConnorsA | — | — | — |
1968 | On Tragedy Trail | — | — | — |
1969 | Bud the Spud and Other Favourites | — | — | Gold |
1970 | Stompin' Tom Meets Big Joe Mufferaw | — | — | — |
Merry Christmas Everybody | — | — | — | |
1971 | Live at the Horseshoe | — | — | — |
My Stompin' Grounds | — | 71 | — | |
Love & LaughterB | — | — | — | |
1972 | Stompin' Tom and the Hockey Song | — | — | — |
1973 | To It and at It | — | — | — |
Northlands Zone | — | — | — | |
1974 | Stompin' Tom Meets Muk Tuk Annie | — | — | — |
1975 | The North Atlantic Squadron | — | — | — |
1976 | The Unpopular Stompin' Tom Connors | — | — | — |
1977 | Stompin' Tom at the Gumboot Cloggeroo | — | — | — |
1986 | Stompin' Tom Is Back to Assist Canadian TalentC | — | — | — |
1988 | Fiddle and Song | — | — | — |
1991 | More of the Stompin' Tom Phenomenon | — | — | — |
1992 | Believe in Your Country | 9 | — | — |
1993 | Dr. Stompin' Tom Eh? | 28 | — | — |
1995 | Long Gone to the Yukon | 5 | — | — |
1999 | Move Along with Stompin' Tom | — | — | — |
2000 | The Confederation BridgeD | — | — | — |
2002 | An Ode for the Road | — | — | — |
2004 | Stompin' Tom and the Hockey Mom Tribute | — | — | — |
2008 | The Ballad of Stompin Tom | — | — | — |
2012 | Stompin' Tom and the Road's Of Life | — | — | — |
2014 | Unreleased Songs From The Vault Collection-Vol. 1 | — | — | — |
Live Concert Soundtrack | — | — | — | |
2017 | Stompin' Tom Connors | — | — | — |
2018 | Unreleased Songs From The Vault Collection (Vol. 3) | — | — | — |
2021 | Unreleased Songs From The Vault Collection Volume. 4: Let's Smile Again | — | — | — |
- Notes
- ARe-released on A-C-T Records in the mid-1980s as "Northland Zone" due to a printing error
- BLater released as "Stompin' Tom and the Moon-Man Newfie" in 1973
- CContains four Stompin' Tom songs plus an intro and final message to support Canadian talent. Otherwise, this is an album which also features other Canadian country musicians: Wayne Chapman, Cliff Evans, Donna Lambert, Bruce Caves, Art Hawes, Kent Brockwell
- DA five-song EP containing The Confederation Bridge, My Home Cradled Out In The Waves, Bud the Spud, Skinner's Pond Teapot, J.R.'s Bar – basically PEI songs.
Compilations
Year | Album | CAN Country | CRIA |
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1970 | Stompin' Tom Connors Sings 60 Old Time FavouritesA | — | — |
1971 | Stompin' Tom Sings 60 More Old Time FavouritesB | — | — |
The Best of Stompin' Tom Connors | — | — | |
Pistol Packin' Mama | — | — | |
Bringing Them Back | — | — | |
1973 | Across This LandC | — | — |
1980 | Souvenirs | — | — |
1990 | A Proud Canadian | — | Platinum |
1991 | Once Upon a Stompin' Tom | — | — |
1993 | K.I.C. Along with Stompin' Tom | 26 | — |
1998 | 25 of the Best Stompin' Tom Souvenirs | 12 | Platinum |
2001 | Sings Canadian History | — | — |
2006 | Live Concert (DVD) | — | 2× Platinum |
2014 | Unreleased Songs from the VaultD | — | — |
- Notes
- AThis is a Five Record box set that has never been re-released
- BThis is another Five Record box set that has never been re-released
- COriginal Soundtrack recording (at the Horseshoe Tavern) for "Across This Land with Stompin' Tom". Also features Bobby Lalonde, Joey Tardif, Chris Scott, Kent Brockwell, Sharon Lowness and The Rovin' Cowboys plus a separately recorded "Tribute To Stompin' Tom" by Fred Dixon. This 'double-album' has never been re-released.
- DFirst of four volumes (to date) compiling demos, unreleased studio recordings and (despite the title of the series) previously released tracks. Vol. 2 (2015); Vol. 3 (2018); Vol. 4: Let's Smile Again (2021).
Singles
Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
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CAN Country | CAN AC | |||
1969 | "Bud the Spud" | 26 | — | "Bud the Spud and Other Favourites" |
1970 | "Big Joe Mufferaw" | 1 | — | "Stompin' Tom Meets Big Joe Mufferaw" |
"Ketchup Song" | 1 | — | "Bud the Spud and Other Favourites" | |
"Luke's Guitar" | 2 | — | ||
1971 | "Snowmobile Song" | 40 | — | "My Stompin' Grounds" |
"The Bridge Came Tumbling Down" | 2 | — | ||
"Tillsonburg" | 12 | — | ||
"My Stompin' Grounds" | 31 | — | ||
"Name the Capital" | 34 | — | ||
1972 | "Moon-Man Newfie" | 1 | — | "Love & Laughter" |
"The Bug Song" | 9 | 18 | ||
"Fire in the Mine" | 24 | — | ||
1973 | "The Consumer" | 59 | — | "Stompin' Tom and the Hockey Song" |
"Martin Hartwell Story" | 30 | — | "To It and at It" | |
"Poor Poor Farmer" | 68 | — | "Stompin' Tom Meets Big Joe Mufferaw" | |
"Algoma Central No. 69" | 67 | — | ||
"Don Messer Story" | 40 | — | "To It and at It" | |
1974 | "To It and at It" | 42 | — | |
"Streaker's Dream" | 34 | — | "Stompin' Tom Meets Muk Tuk Annie" | |
1975 | "Jack of Many Trades" | 24 | — | "The North Atlantic Squadron" |
1989 | "Canada Day, Up Canada Way" | 29 | — | "Fiddle and Song" |
"I Am the Wind" | 40 | — | ||
1997 | "The Confederation Bridge" | 79 | — | "The Confederation Bridge" |
Other charted songs
Year | Single | Chart Positions |
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CAN | ||
2013 | The Hockey Song | 29 |
Music videos
Year | Video |
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1989 | "I Am the Wind" |
1991 | "Margo's Cargo" |
Bibliography
- Connors, Stompin' Tom (1992). My Stompin' Grounds. illustrations by ISBN 0-38525406-7.
- Connors, Stompin' Tom (1994). Bud the Spud. illustrations by Brenda Jones. Charlottetown: Ragweed. p. 20. ISBN 0-92155643-8.
- Connors, Tom (1995). Stompin' Tom – Before the Fame. Toronto: Viking Penguin. p. 560. ISBN 0-670-86487-0.
- Connors, Tom (2000). Stompin' Tom and the Connors Tone. Toronto: Viking Penguin. p. 680. ISBN 0-670-86488-9.
- Connors, Stompin' Tom (2005). 250 Songs by Stompin' Tom: Including All the Words and Chords. Georgetown: Crown-Vetch Music. p. 183. ISBN 0-97381710-0.
- Connors, Stompin' Tom (2009). Hockey Night Tonight. illustrations by Brenda Jones. Halifax: Nimbus. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-55109733-6.
Filmography
- This Is Stompin' Tom (1972) – includes a performance by Connors
- Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors (1973)
- Catch The Sun (1973) – includes a performance by Connors
- Stompin' Tom's Canada (1974–1975) – TV series
- Stompin' Tom in Live Concert (2006) – TV special
Other creations
In 1976, Connors created and sold a
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External links
- Official website
- Giant mural design of Stompin' Tom Connors promoting his "A Proud Canadian" CD Release, 1990
- Watch Moon Man, a National Film Board of Canada animated short featuring the song "Moon Man Newfie"
- Stompin' Tom Connors at Find a Grave
- Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors Fan Tribute
- Stompin' Tom Connors at Library of Congress, with 5 library catalogue records
- Stompin' Tom Connors last interview, December 2012, at Back to the Sugar Camp
- Stompin' Tom Connors discography at Discogs as "Tom Connors"
- Stompin' Tom Connors discography at Discogs as "Stompin' Tom Connors"
- Stompin' Tom Connors at IMDb
- Article at canadianbands.com
- Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca